key frame roughs

Unfortunately my PC has died. These aren't the best photos of the sketches, but it's all I have until it's fixed.

These are the main key frames for my animation to get an idea of how I want them to move.

Video references of horses moving

Horse walk references

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siRx8YMBUTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHFu7Mefn8 – with rider

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbwE7kQzil52CcXI17bTvEGyxt3HM_SkmGkh0atzdwDj3GAzmcafJKyMYVuMoR9yLuDcFRGE38_XEu8Iy6y_1_IFgEmLD6LQUJF9A9loNWCesOdWUq2kmnH7tf3dEZ1msJyZ8sIWA2U0/s1600/Eadweard+Muybridge+-+Horses+and+Other+Animals+in+Motion.jpg

Horse behaviour

Fighting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBY5q2IRu3M

Various

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8szvAW05I

Playful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FS5gygS-3k

Running

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQItOZvIC6A

The Silver Brumbry has a lot of scenes of free roaming horses

http://viooz.co/movies/14600-the-silver-brumby-1993.html

Animation reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INQx-Lzs8mU